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by pm90 4880 days ago
Yes, its interesting to trace the routes of these words. The Persian word for Alexander is also Sikander and it was quite a popular name among sultans in medieval India. And my favorite: Tsar was derived from Caesar :)
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troels 4880 days ago
And the scandinavian word "kejser/keisare", which meaning is equivalent to the English "emperor" (As in "Holy roman emperor")
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jholman 4880 days ago
And "Caesar" is properly pronounced "kaisar". Try to guess where the German "Kaiser" comes from.
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